Uncle Fu

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Uncle Fu (福伯)
Alias(es)	Old servant
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Ye Family
Occupation/Role	Ye Family servant; Ye Yun's caretaker and guardian
Status	Alive; recovered after the Yin Child's impersonation was dispelled 39
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Background

Uncle Fu was a starving beggar sixty years earlier when Ye Yun's grandfather found him in the snow, brought him into the military camp, fed him, and taught him literacy and martial arts. Though he practiced for ten years, he never sensed vital energy; his grandfather nevertheless kept him at his side. Fu later followed the army, made minor contributions, and eventually entered Ye Family service. 2 27

During the Ye Family massacre ten years before the story, Fu hid six-year-old Ye Yun among clutter near the manor wall and covered the child's mouth while fighting occurred inside. Afterward, he took Ye Yun into seclusion at the family's dilapidated old residence in Chun'an County, maintaining its two houses and courtyard while raising him. 1 2

Three years before Chapter 25, Ye Yun's father returned to the residence badly wounded and entrusted Fu with the upper half of the True Martial Secret Manual. Fu swore not to reveal it until Ye Yun became a martial artist, then spent the following years concealing and protecting it. 25

Appearance

Uncle Fu is an elderly, hunched servant with a deeply wrinkled face, cloudy eyes, and weathered hands marked by years of labor. 24 27

• Hunched posture and a worn, aged appearance. 24 27
• Calloused, withered hands. 25 27
• A faint scar on his right wrist, left from Ye Yun's wounded father gripping him while entrusting the secret manual. 25

Personality

Fu's service to the Ye Family is driven by profound gratitude toward Ye Yun's grandfather rather than mere duty. He regards Ye Yun with paternal affection, worries constantly over his injuries and safety, and addresses him as “Young Master Yun.” 1 24 27

He carries lasting regret over his inability to sense vital energy or become a ranked martial artist, even after consuming a Vermilion Essence Fruit in his youth. Rather than accept another fruit from Ye Yun, he insists that Ye Yun preserve it for cultivation, finding greater happiness in seeing the Ye Family heir become a ranked martial artist. 27

Abilities & Skills

Martial Foundations

Uncle Fu received martial instruction from Ye Yun's grandfather and possesses solid basic fundamentals, but never advanced into the ranked martial path. 2 27

• Failed to sense vital energy despite ten years of training. 27
• Previously consumed a Vermilion Essence Fruit, but it did not open his Heaven and Earth bridges. 27
• His martial aspirations faded after this failure. 27

Caretaking and Household Management

Fu maintained Ye Yun's secluded home and personally attended to him throughout his childhood and recovery from serious injuries. 1 2

• Prepared medicinal soup, meals, hot water, clean clothing, and restorative food for Ye Yun. 1 2 24 27
• Kept the Ye Family's old residence clean and orderly despite its age and poor condition. 2
• Taught and supported Ye Yun throughout his upbringing. 27

Custodianship of the True Martial Secret Manual

Fu safeguarded the manual's upper half for three years before delivering it to Ye Yun once he had reached the Eighth Rank. 25

• Knew the manual had been linked to the Ye Family's calamity. 25
• Revealed that the missing lower half was held by General Lin's granddaughter. 25 26
• Explained the conditional childhood engagement tied to the two halves of the manual. 26

Equipment / Items

• True Martial Secret Manual (upper half) — Hidden by Fu after Ye Yun's father entrusted it to him; transferred to Ye Yun after his breakthrough. 25
• Vermilion Essence Fruit — Offered to Fu by Ye Yun, but refused because Fu had already consumed one in the past and believed a second would have greatly diminished effect. 27

Relationships

• Ye Yun — Caretaker and protector who raised him after the Ye Family massacre; Fu treats him as family and entrusts him with the secret manual. 1 2 25 27
• Ye Yun's grandfather — Benefactor and former master who saved Fu from starvation, educated him, and kept him at his side despite Fu's poor martial talent. 2 27
• Ye Yun's father — Trusted Fu to conceal the True Martial Secret Manual after returning to the old residence severely wounded. 25
• Yin Child / Wang Yun — The ghost imitates Uncle Fu and uses his appearance to deceive Ye Yun; the real Fu is later found unconscious in the inner chamber. 38 39

Major Events

• Ye Family Massacre — Hid young Ye Yun during the attack and later brought him into seclusion at the old Ye residence. 1 2
• Ye Yun's Recovery — Nursed Ye Yun after the bandit leader's palm strike nearly killed him. 1 2
• Manual Revelation — Presented the upper half of the True Martial Secret Manual and disclosed Ye Yun's father's survival and the Lin Family's connection to the manual. 25 26
• Vermilion Essence Fruit — Refused Ye Yun's attempt to repay him with a precious fruit, revealing his past martial failure. 27
• Yin Child Incident — Was impersonated by the Yin Child, whose false account of having worked at Qingyun Temple was exposed by Ye Yun; Fu later regained consciousness after the apparition was defeated. 38 39

Notable Quotes

“These years, this old servant has been hiding, all to protect it. Now… it belongs to you.” 25

“Today... today is the happiest day for this old servant in ten years.” 27

Trivia

• Uncle Fu's habitual address for Ye Yun is “Young Master Yun”; Ye Yun uses this detail to identify the Yin Child's imitation as false. 39
• His loyalty stems from Ye Yun's grandfather saving him from death as a beggar and treating him with respect despite his lack of talent. 2 27